Bathroom Courtesy

For this post, I would like to consider the importance of bathroom courtesy. The particular topic to be addressed is the Double Flush. Now, the Double Flush is very similar to the Courtesy Flush, but there is an important distinction. The Courtesy Flush is the pre-flushing of particularly smelly deposits before the deposition is completed to reduce the impact of said deposition on other bathroom patrons. The concern here is primarily odor, and this practice is of course right and good. The Double Flush is perhaps a lesser courtesy, but equally, though not as urgently, illustrates one's respect to fellow potty-ers. The Double Flush is utilized when one flush is not sufficient for any number of reason, some of which are as follows: residual matter, uncooperative toilet paper, or other floaties. These visual cues differentiate the Double Flush from the Courtesy Flush. While environmentalists may argue that the Double Flush is a waste of Nature's resources, I believe the extra water usage minimally affects the environment while the unresolved issues stated above could cause discomfort and awkwardness in the bathroom-going population. By implementing the Double Flush, one lives up to the old adage perpetuated by boy scouts, those noble and moral citizens, that one should leave everything just as one found it or cleaner. Utilization of the Double Flush will preserve the pleasantness of the bathroom environment for all peoples. And anyone who bothers to count flushes in the bathroom clearly does not have a valid opinion of your character anyway.